Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix might have occupied different realms of rock, but they were great friends. Zappa even once revealed how he'd improve Hendrix.

He discovered Canterbury bands in his teens before moving on to Frank Zappa, Opeth, Genesis, obscure Dutch trio Three Dwarves Make War – oh, and Kiss ...

From The Beatles to The Velvet Underground, there weren't too many groups that Frank Zappa liked. However, he had a soft spot ...

Dweezil Zappa — that very heir — will play San Antonio’s Empire Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 14, interpreting his father’s music ...

Inspired by Tool, the Australian bassist got her big break from Jeff Beck and went on to play with Prince, The Who and Brian Wilson – and her solo work is equally impressive ...

Frank Zappa was certainly known for his eclecticism ... there’s a lot of written material but it’s not classical. Showcasing quirky show tunes, gnarly riffs, intricate jazz-fusion, and ...

Buzzed-about soprano Lise Lise Davidsen; a new John Adams work and Opera San Jose’s production of “Bluebeard’s Castle” are ...

I use it like a classical guitar. It changes time signatures ... things I learned to play on bass was The Black Page by Frank Zappa.

The Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer felt the hypnotic power of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. She revealed what ‘Sgt. Pepper’ meant to her.

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The death has been announced of one of the most influential musicians ever to be associated with the brass band movement.

Along with “a nature preserve with our own trail system on Bull Hill,” it appears Nelsonville now has a house band, says ...